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Billy Bowman Jr.
American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Billy Bowman Jr. (born January 29, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
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Early life and high school
Bowman Jr. attended Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas.[1] He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. As a senior, he had 86 receptions for 1,207 yards and 15 touchdowns.[2] He was selected to play in the 2021 Under Armour All-America Game. Bowman Jr. originally committed to play college football at the University of Texas at Austin before switching to the University of Oklahoma.[3][4][5]
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College career
As a true freshman at Oklahoma in 2021, Bowman Jr. started seven of 11 games and had 22 tackles.[6] As a sophomore in 2022, he played in 11 games with nine starts and recorded 60 tackles and three interceptions. He returned to Oklahoma as a starter in 2023.[7]
Professional career
Bowman was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.[10]
Personal life
On December 31, 2023, Bowman became engaged to Oklahoma Sooners softball All-American Jayda Coleman.[11]
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